Pt. Defiance Zoo

One day we went to the zoo! It was a lot of fun, especially feeding the budgies. 

Mr. B, Kenny, Ian, Ben, Declan, Audrey 

Failed trip to Orting river still got some good photos and good memories

My cutie pie brother Ben, who was AMAZING to my kids and such an awesome guy to have around.

Puyallup Farmer's market and Laura's pool

Then we spent two weeks in Puyallup having all kinds of fun.

Ocean trip with the Roods

Every year the Rood clan takes a beach vacation and we are the only ones who can't go because we live far away. And Paul too I guess. This year, my mom planned an extra beach trip while we were in town, and it was fabulous. We had so much fun, everything was so relaxing and nice. We went to Pacific Beach and Ocean Shores.

Fun times in Longview

Once again, we spent the month of July in Washington. We took two days to drive to Longview, where we had a lot of fun with Grammy and Grandpa. I don't have any pictures, but we also spent the Fourth with the whole Brien clan, all the siblings and spouses came to enjoy the holiday together.

More May/June fun

Some more family fun, the few times we could bear to go outside in June. Family night at the splash pad, and playing at the park after dinner one night.